Senior Financial Analyst - Supply Chain
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst - Supply Chain supports accounting, forecasting, budgeting, settlement, and financial analysis for Lamb Weston’s growers. The role serves as a finance business partner to Grower Accounting, Ag Services, and operational stakeholders, translating contract terms and grower activity into accurate accounting, clear forecasts, and actionable reporting. It owns complex reconciliations and period-close activities, evaluates grower results, supports grower payments and settlements, and helps maintain strong financial controls over the program. The analyst also partners with assigned functions on finance matters, contributes to annual and strategic planning, updates monthly forecasts, leads financial audits for assigned areas, and develops analyses, models, metrics, scorecards, and reports. The role participates in finance-wide projects and may require travel. Regular use of standard office equipment is expected, and occasional bending, reaching, and lifting may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field required; the posting also specifies a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- At least 5 years of progressive financial analysis, accounting, or related business experience; another qualification in the posting states 3+ years of professional general business and financial experience.
- Strong understanding of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and profit and loss statement management.
- Experience in P&L management and knowledge of financial systems and general accounting concepts.
- Ability to analyze complex data, identify trends, and provide meaningful business insights and recommendations.
- Experience building financial models and performing quantitative analysis to support decision-making.
- Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, decision-making, and demonstrated analytical skills.
- Ability to self-motivate, manage multiple priorities, and work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment with ambiguity.
- Ability to build strong partnerships and communicate effectively with internal customers, peers, and stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.
- Experience working across multiple departments to complete projects or resolve organizational challenges.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, including Word and PowerPoint.
- Travel may be required.
- Regular use of standard office equipment, including computers, phones, and related technology; occasional bending, reaching, and lifting may be required.
Nice To Haves
- MBA, CPA, CMA, or another relevant professional certification.
- Experience with SAP, enterprise financial systems, ERP platforms, reporting tools, or other software tools.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a business partner for assigned functions on accounting and finance questions; assess business needs, address risks and opportunities, and communicate issues and business results.
- Participate in preparing and compiling the annual operating plan and strategic plan for assigned P&L components and related balance sheet accounts.
- Update monthly forecasts based on business changes and provide business partners with actionable, forward-looking commentary and guidance on potential risks.
- Participate in month-end and quarter-end close activities, completing assigned tasks and identifying and resolving unusual items and issues promptly.
- Lead financial audits for assigned areas.
- Provide comprehensive financial analyses and models for various requests.
- Lead development of metrics, scorecards, and reporting for assigned functions.
- Evaluate and deliver periodic metrics, scorecards, and reports.
- Participate in finance-wide projects as business needs require.
- Support grower accounting, forecasting, budgeting, settlements, grower payments, reconciliations, period close, and financial controls.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care, and health reimbursement accounts.
- Well-being programs, including companywide events and a wellness incentive program.
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) plan with company contributions.
- Financial planning services.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Health savings accounts.
- Life and accident insurance.
- Family-friendly employee events.
- Employee Assistance Program services, including mental health and concierge-type services.
- Compensation and bonus incentive programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
